Critical Fire Weather Conditions Continue; Pacific Storm to Bring Heavy Snow to the Sierra-Nevada

Critical fire weather conditions are forecast for the Southern Plains and portions of Florida through Thursday, as gusty winds and dry conditions return to the region. A Pacific storm system will bring strong winds and low elevation rain to much of the West Coast and central Great Basin, and heavy high elevation mountain snow to the Sierra-Nevada through Wednesday. Read More >

January 16, 2007 Heavy Snow

A winter storm moving across the area Tuesday evening and overnight resulted in significant snowfall across portions of southeast New Mexico, southwest Texas, the Trans-Pecos Region, and the Permian Basin.

The graphic below shows the total snow accumulations from yesterday evening and overnight.

Morning reports from across the area also indicated that Interstate 10 was closed from Fort Stockton to San Antonio. Highway 90 was closed from the eastern Terrell County line to Del Rio. Highway 67 was closed from Marfa to Presidio. Hazardous driving conditions were also noted along the Loving and Winkler County line.

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Critical Fire Weather Conditions Continue; Pacific Storm to Bring Heavy Snow to the Sierra-Nevada

Widespread Snow, January 16